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A recent op-ed in the Akron Beacon Journal praises S.B. 315 for striking a balance between promoting combined heat and power and waste energy recovery projects and "ensuring room" for wind and solar energy. The op-ed also addresses the bill's oil and gas drilling provisions, hailing the inclusion of water source disclosure requirements and hefty fines for hydraulic fracturing, but outlining several shortcomings in the bill, including a lack of road maintenance requirements and appeal process as well as doing a poor job "balancing company trade secrets and the public interest." For more, read the full op-ed.